Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth

The microwave chemical looping synergistic gasification characteristics of municipal solid waste polypropylene plastic and the organic solid waste water hyacinth are experimentally investigated in this study. In addition, the characterizations of oxygen carriers before and after the reaction are com...

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Main Authors: Fengxia An, Delu Chen, Wenli Mao, Ying Yu, Danyang Shao, Zhaoping Zhong, Xiaojia Wang
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Delu Chen
Wenli Mao
Ying Yu
Danyang Shao
Zhaoping Zhong
Xiaojia Wang
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Ying Yu
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description The microwave chemical looping synergistic gasification characteristics of municipal solid waste polypropylene plastic and the organic solid waste water hyacinth are experimentally investigated in this study. In addition, the characterizations of oxygen carriers before and after the reaction are combined to analyze the evolution of the microscopic morphology of oxygen carriers and the changes in the relative contents of each valence state of Fe and O elements. The results show that an increase in the water hyacinth mixing ratio presents positive effects on tar cracking and a slight negative effect on syngas yield. At the water hyacinth mixing ratio of 75%, the cold gas efficiency and carbon conversion can reach maximum values of 77.64% and 69.9%, respectively. The H<sub>2</sub> yield and H<sub>2</sub>/CO ratio in syngas can be also improved to 0.34 Nm<sup>3</sup>/kg and 1.62, respectively. In addition, a minimum tar yield of 0.133 g/g (fuel) can be obtained at this mixing ratio. Moreover, the addition of water hyacinth has a continuous increase effect on monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (MAH) products of tar, and a continuous decrease effect on naphthalene and bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NAH) products. This work explores the synergistic properties of organic waste plastics and agroforestry wastes during microwave chemical looping gasification, which is a useful exploration for solving the environmental problems caused by waste materials and agroforestry wastes as well as realizing the resourceful utilization of solid wastes.
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spelling doaj-art-bb8f8d3f2f364dcc91f90b0fb302bf5e2025-08-20T03:11:21ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552025-02-01827610.3390/fire8020076Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water HyacinthFengxia An0Delu Chen1Wenli Mao2Ying Yu3Danyang Shao4Zhaoping Zhong5Xiaojia Wang6China Energy Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210023, ChinaKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaChina Energy Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210023, ChinaKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaThe microwave chemical looping synergistic gasification characteristics of municipal solid waste polypropylene plastic and the organic solid waste water hyacinth are experimentally investigated in this study. In addition, the characterizations of oxygen carriers before and after the reaction are combined to analyze the evolution of the microscopic morphology of oxygen carriers and the changes in the relative contents of each valence state of Fe and O elements. The results show that an increase in the water hyacinth mixing ratio presents positive effects on tar cracking and a slight negative effect on syngas yield. At the water hyacinth mixing ratio of 75%, the cold gas efficiency and carbon conversion can reach maximum values of 77.64% and 69.9%, respectively. The H<sub>2</sub> yield and H<sub>2</sub>/CO ratio in syngas can be also improved to 0.34 Nm<sup>3</sup>/kg and 1.62, respectively. In addition, a minimum tar yield of 0.133 g/g (fuel) can be obtained at this mixing ratio. Moreover, the addition of water hyacinth has a continuous increase effect on monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (MAH) products of tar, and a continuous decrease effect on naphthalene and bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NAH) products. This work explores the synergistic properties of organic waste plastics and agroforestry wastes during microwave chemical looping gasification, which is a useful exploration for solving the environmental problems caused by waste materials and agroforestry wastes as well as realizing the resourceful utilization of solid wastes.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/76microwave chemical loopingsynergistic gasificationoxygen carrierpolypropylene plasticwater hyacinth
spellingShingle Fengxia An
Delu Chen
Wenli Mao
Ying Yu
Danyang Shao
Zhaoping Zhong
Xiaojia Wang
Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
Fire
microwave chemical looping
synergistic gasification
oxygen carrier
polypropylene plastic
water hyacinth
title Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
title_full Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
title_fullStr Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
title_full_unstemmed Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
title_short Microwave Chemical Looping Synergistic Gasification of Polypropylene Plastic and Water Hyacinth
title_sort microwave chemical looping synergistic gasification of polypropylene plastic and water hyacinth
topic microwave chemical looping
synergistic gasification
oxygen carrier
polypropylene plastic
water hyacinth
url https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/76
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